Applying the plan-do-study-act model to increase the use of kangaroo care

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-78

  Stikes, Reetta ^a   Barbier, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to kangaroo care; Kangaroo care; Neonatal intensive care; Plan do Study Act; Skin to skin holding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KANGAROO CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBJECT RELATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; KANGAROO-MOTHER CARE METHOD; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT;

EID: 84872731982     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12021     Document Type: Article

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